My computer died and Itunes erased my music on my new computer

My computer with Itunes on it died, so I got a new dell laptop. I downloaded the recommended version of Itunes and plugged in my Ipod nano, then synced it with the new Itunes because that's what it said to do. It erased all the information and music off my Ipod, and now it won't let me access the $30 worth of music and video I bought off off Itunes, even though in my Itunes account information it clearly states that I bought it. How do I get my music back?

This is why maintaining a backup of important music/pics/docs/etc is basic.
Just use your backup copy.
You can also transfer from an ipod: File>Transfer Purchases.
You get ONE download from itunes. It is then your responsibility to backup your purchases.
You could try e-mailing itunes support to ask for an exception, but they are under no obligation to do so.

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